Weekend Sermon -- Jesus Is King of Kings and Lord of Lords

      Thank you for taking the time to read the weekend sermon today. I hope that you are all in good health and doing well. 

     This weekend something is happening that doesn't happen that often. In the UK this weekend, the coronation of King Charles III is taking place. It will be a time of a lot of pageantry and ceremony. There will be a lot going on and a lot of expense for a king who really doesn't have much power. The monarch of the UK is mostly just a figurehead.  Most of the other monarchs in Europe don't really have too much power either. 

     Now, there are monarchs in some of the nations in the Middle East like Saudi Arabia who have a lot of power. They are more like the monarchs that ruled in Europe many years ago. 

     Even as powerful as the most powerful monarch or other ruler is on this earth now or was in the past, their power and majesty is nothing to compare to the one that the Bible calls the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Jesus Christ is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He is above and beyond and far greater than any earthly ruler is, was or ever will be. 

     There are several places in the Bible that tell us that Jesus is King of Kings. One of these passage is in the book of Revelation chapter 19. This passage talks about the great battle that will take place when Jesus returns to this earth. The armies of the earth will be gathered at Armageddon. Jesus will return at that time followed by the host of Heaven and all of those who are among the redeemed. The Bible says in Revelation 19:16, "On His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, "King of Kings and Lord of Lords."

     At this great battle, Jesus will immediately overcome the forces of evil. He will then establish His eternal kingdom on this earth. At this time, everyone will have to swear allegiance to Jesus. The Bible tells us in the book of Philippians chapter 2 that at the name of Jesus, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. 

     When Jesus sets up His great and eternal reign upon this earth, there will be no more war. The nations will beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer rise against nation. The Bible says that each person will sit under their own vine, and no one shall make them afraid. 

     Besides there being peace among all nations and people, there will be peace between all people and all of creation. The lion will lay down with the lamb. All of creation will be delivered from its groaning and travail when the King of Kings reigns. 

     When the true and great King Jesus reigns on this earth, all injustice and oppression will end. The first will be last and the last will be first. Poverty, disease, hunger and all exploitation of the powerful over the weak and the rich over the poor will come to and end. 

     The Second Coming of Jesus is going to come, and it may come very soon. However, Jesus wants to be the Lord of Lords in your life and my life right now. What it really means to be a Christian is to give one's allegiance to Jesus totally and completely above all others. Having Jesus as Lord means following His teachings and commandments. It means putting Him first and foremost in our lives. It means following Him wherever it is that He leads us. Having Jesus as Lord of one's life means saying not my will but Thine be done. 

     It all begins by placing your faith and trust in the Lord Jesus. You have to realize that you are a sinner and need a Savior. You have to believe that Jesus died on the cross to save you from your sins, and you need to ask Jesus to forgive you of your sins. The Bible says that we have to believe that Jesus rose from the dead. And then we have to tell Jesus that we want Him to be the Lord of our lives. 

     Those who acknowledge Jesus Christ as King of Kings and Lord of Lords will be with Him on that day when He comes to defeat evil and rule and reign and righteousness. I hope that you will be part of that great and glorious day. Amen. 

 Prayer Requests

     I am still not feeling right. Please pray that I will get better. 

     Please pray for those recovering from natural disasters. I heard that there were problems in Rwanda, so pray for those people. People in parts of the US are still recovering from tornado damage. Syria and Turkey are still recovering from the earthquake. 

     Pray for peace in the world. Ukraine, Sudan and Yemen really need all of our prayers right now. 

     For our prayer focus countries this week, let us pray for those in the nations of Syria and Algeria. Pray that many will come to know Jesus. 

     Next week, we will continue with our current series. I will post the verses on Monday. May God bless you all.